Philippa Whiteside Ceramics
2026 – Taking part in Potfest in the Pens – Penrith Spring and Potfest in the City- Glasgow
As seen on the BBC 1 award winning show Make it at Market.
Pip gained her BA(Hons) in Glass and Ceramics in 2010 and embarked on a career as a maker in the North East which included artist residencies in the USA. She went on to live in Lancashire and then Cumbria and armed with further qualifications in teaching and counselling, worked creatively in education and healthcare. Pip used clay as a wellbeing tool sharing the link between the creative process and emotional wellbeing with students and patients alike.
After a career helping others, Pip has come full circle, returning to Lancashire and to clay as a practicing artist striving to make it her sole employment. She can do brave things.
Never one to shirk from hard work this Lancashire lass has chosen porcelain as her clay of choice. Porcelain, the ‘Prima donna’ of clays, is known for its beauty but also a tendency to go its own way, as does ‘Potter Pip’. She pushes porcelain’s capabilities employing both the fragility and strength of the material. Colour plays a key role. She mixes pigments into a porcelain body to achieve a kaleidoscope of joy. She sees a link between the creative process and emotional wellbeing; being creative is her therapy, her escape.